Color-harmony device



H. H. ADLER COLOR HARMONY DEVCE May 17 1927.

Filed July 12. 1924 wmv@ y INVENTOR wie@ @558mm S vlo Parenteel' May 17,1927.

PATENT oFl-ucE.

Hazan H. Annan, on NEW Yonx, N. YL

COLOR-HARMONY Application led Inl-y 12,

easily understood. It has been found possible to obtain all these andother advantageous objects in a devicewhich is inexpensive and durable.A device in the form herein illustrated depicts in their natural colorsthree typical com-plexions of one general type of hair color, therebeing preferably separate devices of blondes, for brunettes, and forwomen whose hair, is brown, is auburn, and is gray or white. Each ofthese devices is in the form of an envelope-casing forming a mask andcontaining a color-bearing slide shiftable to bring any one ofl theharmonizing colors which. it bears beneath an opening adjacent thecorresponding'complexion depicted on the envelope. As a result theprospective purchaser of goods, after selecting the appropriate hairand'complexion for a standard of comparison, by shifting the slide, seesthe colors which harmonize with that hair and complexion juxtaposed to arepresentation of a head and neck of the selected type of hair andcomplexion.

Moreover the envelope-casing keeps the color slide clean, is easy tohandle, removes temptation to rest the finger onf other colors, reducesthe likelihood of soiling the color slides, and, by having openings to.displayo only a few colors at a time, isolates the color viewed from'other colors which would tend 10 impress the eye with theircomplementary ues.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings:`

Fi ure 1 shows an envelope chart device 01: dlsplaying harmonizingcolors for brown air.

Figure'2 is a sectional side envelope and its contents.

Figure 3 is afront view of one of the slides. f

For a prospective purchaser who has brown hair with pale complexion or-is purchasing for another having that hair and complexion, the salesclerk at a store counter, who usually has a set of envelope charts foreach of blondes,. brunettes, auburn,

view of the 1924. serial' no. 725,595.-

brown and l gray or white haired ladies,

shows tothe prospective purchaser the en- -velope chart 1 marked Brownhair, and ,c'alls attention to the illustration y2 labelled Bale andindicates the openin 3 in the mask thereunder. If the prosectivepurchaser is seeking an evening gown, the clerk pulls gutthe slide 4to'exposeI at vthe opening one of the color areas 5 in the correspondingcolumn on the slide beneath the caption Evening `wear. This positionsthe color area 5 beneath the head and immediately beneath the neck oflthe pictured head and neck of a brown hairedfigure 2 of pale com-'plexion and in' about the position of the upper part of a gown, thuslending verisi-` militude to the exhibited harmony of colors. 'Theprospective purchaser or clerk then easily adjusts the slide to exposethe various other color areas under. this heading.' Similarly, if theprospective purchaser desires an afternoon gown, the slide is-shifted toexpose one of the color areas inthe corre sponding column underAfternoon wear. The body of the envelope is preferably dead black to doaway with the complementary and other effects of adjacent colors. Forsimilar reasons the lettering on the face of the envelope is preferably-white or brown.

- It is found desirable .to have each envelope contain also a secondslide 7, bearing corresponding sets of color areas 8. One of. thesevsets of color areas is shown as labelled at 9, ,Street wear, tofacilitate the selection of harmonizing colors for street costumes, andthe other set of areas (not shown) is labelled Sports for -acorresponding purose. In addition to the opening 3 at the legend Averageat the center of the envelope under a pictured head and neck of abrownhaired ligure-llof average complexion, re istering with anycolorarea of a correspon ing column of color areas 12 on the'slides 4 and 7.There is also an opening 13 at a legend Hi h color near the oppositeedgeofthe enve ope undera pictured head and, neck of a brown-hairedfigure 14 of high or vivid complexion, registering with any of acorresponding third color area 15v of a column of .color areas on theslide, thus`facilitating the selection of harmonizing colors for theserelated types of coloring;

Each slide isshown as bearing a legend at its top identifying theenvelope with which it is to be used, and also bearing any desiredsimple directions, such as The brown-haired woman of average complexionmay wear The colors suggested for sport and plexion, fair complexion,and dark complexion respectively instead of pale,

average and high color as shown.

The colors which will appear on lthe two cards in each device for theBrunette envelope, in the order in which they will appear under theirrespective headings in the example here ldisclosed are as'follows:

Brunetto.

STREET.

Dark complexion. Fair complexion. Olive complexion.

Green gray Violet red dark Brick. Maroon Blue gray Marine blue. Goldbrown... Almond green. Green blue dark. Violet blue dark Blue violetdark New brick.

SPORT.

Blue green med Chinese red Tortoiseshell. Lacquer mex Jade- Blue greenmed. Green blue med. Navaho Emerald. Emerald Narcissus Lacquer Mex.

AFTERNOON.

Snrinerime Pale turquoise.

Lt. blue viole Springtime.

Powder blue. Dryad.

EVENING.

................ Crabapple. Turquoise.

Chinese red- Navaho.

J Orchid Fleur de lis Violet red dark.

` envelope:

Afternoon'.

` Vivid complexion. Average. Pale complexion.

Light yellow green... Light violet red... Light violet. Medium blue-.-Brilliant green blu Light orange. Light blue violet Medium blue M e d iu m grayed green. Light grayed orange Medium red orange.- Light greenblue.

yellow.

Evening.

. Vivid complexion. Average. Pale complexion.

Medium blue Medium violet Dark violet red. Medium blue violet..Brilliant blue Light grayed green. Meium grayed green Brilliant bluegreen. Light violet red.

Brilliant blue vi0let- Brilliant violet Medium red orange.

The colors above described are those which will appear upon the card 4in the order given, and which are represented by variations of lineshading, in this example of the slide to be employed in an embodiment ofmy invention.

The colors which will appear upon the card 7, 1n the order in which theywill appear under their respective captions in the example illustratedare as follows:

Brown hair.-

STREET WEAR.

Vivid complexion. Average complexion Pale complexion.

Marine blue kBlue violet dark Green blue dark. Victoria Green mediumViolet red dark. Blue gray-. Tortniw heil New brick.

Gold brown Brick-. Almond green.

SPOR'II` WEAR.

Cloissonn6 Patricia Fern.

'Iortoiseshell Navaho Lacquer mex.

Sunflower. Emerald green Springtime.

Narcissus-... Chinese red.- Blue green medium.

masks is usually sufficient to meet the demands of exacting tradeconditions, there being one envelope for Brunettes, one for Blonds, onefor Brown liair, one for Auburn hair, and one for Gray hair. Theenvelope 1 for the Brunnettes differs from all the others inhaving theopenings 3, 10 and 13 for women of olive com- Blonde.

STREET.

Vivid complexion. Average complexion. Pale complexion.

Marine blue Blue violet dark- Almond green.

Green medium Blue green med. Tortoiseshell New brick. Gold brown Greengray.

SPORT.

Blue violet med Chinese red Lacquer mex. Narcissus Louis PhilippeTortoiseshell. Fleur de lis. Emerald Crabapple. Sunflower-. DanlnnFel-1L AFTERNOON.

Medium violet Pale turquoise Green medium. Dapline Cosm rc Lariat'.Powder blue Toltec. Light blue violet.. Orchid Pale turquoise.

EVENING.

Green blue med Jade Dryad. Pansy.- u Grape fruit Cosmos. Violet bluedeep Fleur de lis Springtime. Cloissonn- Patricia Turquoise.

The colors which will. appear on the two lll() pear under theirrespective` headings in the example here disclosed are as follows:

Dryad. Green gray. v Toltec.

Lt. turquoise.

EVENING.

. Blue violetmedium.. LouisPhilippe Orchid. Cloisso Navaho Fern.Sunflower Pia'ici- Turquoise.

Violet blue deep Maroon Crabapple..

The colors which Wm 'appear on the two .'tion with a mask, of a coloredpicture on the cards in each device orthe Gray hair.7 env velope, invthe order in which they will appear under their respective headingsinthe example here disclosed are as follows:V

- Gray hat?.

STREET.

lVivid complex-ion. Average complexion. Pale complexion.

Blue gray. Green blue dark Green gray. Marine blue Warm gray Violet reddark. .V ctoria Violet blue dk Brick.

Blue violet dark Maroon Almond green.'

SPORT.

Louis Philippe. Clolssonn... Fern.

Green blue med Chinese red.-- Orchid.

a Emerald green.. Lacquer mex.

Violet blue dp--.. Paia'icia. Blue green mex.

` AFTERNOON.

Med; violet Orchid Pale turquoise.

Warm gray Powder blue.' 'ngtime -Light blue violet. Green medium oltec.

Lariat Springtime Cosmos.

nvnmNo.

Cloissonn.-. Dapline Dryad.

Pansy Fleur de lis Patricia.

Blue. violet med 'Iade-----.- Crabopple.

Sunflower Crebapple. Turquoise.

The colors in any column do not in every mask showing a instance exhaustthe possibilities of harmonious colorsI shown on the slide, forgasstated on the Brunette 4slides The brunettes of fair complexion may wearthe ferent types, these colors are so located in their respective rowson theslides that the same color never .appears through openings in themask tat two of the pictured heads at the same t1me.

llhe'outside of the envelope serves not only as a mask andv a rotectingdevice but also provides a space l? for inserting a statement of thepurpose of the device and a legend or card of the store or shop at whichit is used. Moreover the upper edge of the openings 3, l0 and 13 may becurved as shown at 18, givingl the depicted head and neck a more naturallook above the coloredareas visible. 4

The colors' given in the example above stated have been selected withregard to the prevailing fashion in colors, and obviously may be changedfrom time to time to suit the 4prevailing fashion or to suit therequirements oup of colors, and a sheet movable relative y to the maskand variously colored indiderent' areas each color harmonizing with `thecolor group shown in the picture while the mask conceals adjacent colorsso that the sheet is` adapted to selectively display any one of saidareas through an opening in the mask adjacent said picture.

2. The combination with .an envelope-casing forming a mask and bearing arepresentation of a .e showing a vplurality of tints, of a sheet behindthe mask and variously colored in a plurality of areas each colorharmonizing with the tints of the representation, said sheet shiftableso as to display one of the colored areas through an opening in the maskadjacent the representation while concealing adjacent areas ybe- 1 hindthe mask.

sentations on the mask showing a plurality of diderent groups of colorshaving a com- Ail() mon color element, and a sheet movable relatively tothe mask carrying a set of variously colored areas for each of therepresentations on the mask, each area harmonizing with the colors shownon its corresponding representation and adapted to display one area ofeach set through corresponding openings in the mask adjacent therespective representations while the mask conceals adjacent areas.

5. The combination with an envelope-casing forming a mask and bearingrepresentations of a plurality of figures each showing a plurality oftints,v of a sheet behind the mask and bearing a row of variously collored areas for each figure, each area harmonizing with the tints of itscorresponding figure, said sheet shiftable so as to display a selectedone of the colored areasv in each row adjacent its figure whileconcealing adjacent colored areas of the same row behind the mask.

6. In a color harmony device, the combination with anenvelope having, anopen end and a face forming a mask, of a plurality of representations onthe mask showing a plurality of different colors having a common colorelement, and a sheet contained in the envelope and movable relatively tothe mask, carrying a set of vari` ously colored areas for each of therepresentations on the mask, each area harmomzmg with the colors shownon its corresponding,

representation and adapted to display one area of each set throughcorresponding openings in the mask adjacent the respectiverepresentations while the mask conceals adjacent areas. A j

7 In a color harmony device, the combination with a-mask depicting ahuman head and hair of a distinctive color type, of` a slide behind themask bearingI a plurality of variously colored areas, each areaharmonizing with the depicted head and hair and-of such a size as to befairly displayed at an opening in the mask adjacent the depicted headand hair while the mask conceals adjacent areas.

8. The combination with an envelope-casing forming a mask and bearingrepresentations of a plurality of human heads differing in colorelements and each colored 1n substantially natural tints, of a sheetbehind the mask and bearing a row of variously colored areas for eachhead, each area harmonizing with the tints of its corresponding head,said sheet shiftable so as to display a selected one of the coloredareas in each row adjacent its head while concealing adjacent coloredareas of the same row behind the mask. j

9. In a color harmony device, the combination with a mask depicting aplurality of human heads with complexions and haill of a distinctivecolor type, of a slidevbehind the mask bearing a row of variouslycolored areas for each of said heads, each area harmonizing with thecomplexion and hair of its row and of such a size as to be fairly dis--mask bearing a row of variously colored areas for each of said heads,each area bearmg a color in harmony with the colorcharacterizing therespective head and of such a size as to be fairly displayed at anopeningr in the mask adjacent said head while the mask conceals adjacentareas of the row.

11. In a color harmony device, the combination with an envelope havingan open end and a face forming a mask depicting a plurality of humanheads with hair of a distinctive color type, of a plurality of slidesadapted to be inserted behind said mask each bearing a plurality of rowsofl variously colored areas, one row for each of said heads, each areaof a given row harmonizing with the complexion and hair of its row andof such a size as to be fairly displayed at an opening in Hthe maskadjacentV .the respective head while the mask conceals adjacent areas ofthe row.

12. In a color harmony device, the combination with an envelope havingan open end and a face formmg a mask and depicting af transverse row ofhuman heads with hair of al distinctive colorftype and dierent com-.plexlons, the middle head representing an',

-. each area of a given row harmonizing with Ythe complexion and halr ofits row and of such a size as to be fairly -displayed at an opening inthe mask adjacent therespective head while the mask concealsadjacentareas of the row.

13. In a color harmony device, .the combination with an envelope havingan open end and a black face forming a mask and depicting a transverserow of human heads with hai of a distinctive color type and differentcomplexions,'the middle head representing an average complexion, of aplurality of slides adapted to` be inserted behind said mask eachbearing a plurality of rows of variously colored areas, one row for eachof said heads, each area of a given row harmoni'zing with the complexionand hair of its rowand of such a size as to be fairly displayed at anopening in the mask adjacent the respective head while the mask conceals adjacent. areas of the row. v 14.: In a color harmony device, thecombieach bearing a plurality of rows of variously colored areas, onerow for each of said heads, each area of a given row harmonizing withthe complexion and hair of its row, and'of such a size as to be fairlydisplayed at` an ropening' in the mask adjacent the respective headabout as the material of a gown would show upon the neck, and thearrangement of colors on any slide being such that different colorsalways appear at the respective heads while adjacent colors on each roware concealed by the mask.

15. Means to exhibit color harmony including a plurality of devices eachconsisting of an envelope forming a mask, and a slide behind the mask,each mask bearing a representation showing a group of colors, and eachslide movable relatively to the mask and carrying a plurality ofvariously colored areas each'of which harmonizes with the 'color groupshown in 'the representation and is adapted to display any one of saidareas through an opening in the mask adjacent said repnesentation whileadjacent col- -orson each row are concealed by the mask.

'16. Means for exhibiting colorharmony including a plurality of deviceseach consisting of an envelope forming a mask and a slide behind themask,'each mask depicting -a plurality of human headsl with complexionsand hair offdistinctive color types so that the devices cover the rangeof typical heads, each slide bearing a row of variously colored areasfor each of said heads, each area bearing a color in harmony with thecolor characterizing the respective head and of such asiz'e as to befairly displayed at an opening in the mask adjacent said vhead whileadjacent colors on each row are concealed by themask. v

In testimony whereof, I have aiixed my signature to this specification.

HAZEL H. ADLER.

